An operator shall:
(1) provide at least one individual to act as a rink monitor for approximately every 200 ice skaters at any time public skating is allowed;
(2) require a rink monitor to:
(A) wear attire that identifies the individual as a rink monitor;
(B) direct and supervise skaters and spectators; and
(C) watch for and remove in a timely fashion all foreign objects that may have fallen on the ice skating surface;
(3) inspect and maintain in good condition the ice skating surface and the floors, railings, boards, and walls surrounding the ice skating surface;
(4) inspect and maintain in good mechanical condition ice skating equipment that the operator leases or rents to ice skaters;
(5) comply with the risk management guidelines for ice skating rinks endorsed by the board of directors of the Ice Skating Institute of America on August 27, 1996;
(6) post the duties of ice skaters and spectators prescribed by this chapter in conspicuous places in the ice skating center;
(7) maintain the stability and legibility of all required signs, symbols, and posted notices; and
(8) maintain liability insurance of at least $500,000 combined single limits for personal injury, death, or property damage.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 141, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
